Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

Event Organizers Sector Supplement
HR5 Operations and significant
suppliers identified in which the right
to exercise freedom of association or
collective bargaining may be violated or
at significant risk, and actions taken to
support these rights.
1. Relevance
Inherent in the right to freedom of association and
collective bargaining is the protection of the right of
workers (and employers) to organize collectively in
organizations of their own choice. The Right to Freedom
of Association is a fundamental provision of the UN
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is defined by
ILO Core Conventions 87 & 98.
This Indicator aims to reveal actions that the
reporting organization has taken to evaluate whether
opportunities exist for workers to exercise their rights
to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
It also aims to reveal actions that have been taken to
support these rights across the organization’s range of
operations. This Indicator does not require the reporting
organization to express a specific opinion on the quality
of national legal systems.
2. Compilation
2.1 Identify operations and significant suppliers
in which employee rights to exercise freedom
of association or collective bargaining may be
violated or at risk. The process of identification
should reflect the organization’s approach to
risk assessment on this issue and can draw from
recognized international data sources such as ILO
reports (yearly report of ILO Committee of Experts
on the implementation of ratified conventions and
recommendations, as well as the Governing Body’s
reports on freedom of association).
2.2 Report operations and significant suppliers
identified in which employee rights to exercise
freedom of association or collec-tive bargaining
may be violated or at risk either in terms of:
Indicator Protocols Set: HR
2.3 Report on any measures taken by the organization
in the reporting period intended to support rights
to freedom of association and collective
bargaining. See the ILO Tripartite Declaration and
OECD Guidelines for further guidance.
3. Definitions
Freedom of association
Workers and employers may establish and join
organizations of their own choosing without the need
for prior authorization.
Significant suppliers
External parties from whom products or services are
obtained or with whom contracts are concluded for the
provision of such products and services. In the context of
this Indicator, ‘significant’ refers to suppliers who are:
• The primary providers of a given type of good or
service and overall comprise the majority of the
organization’s purchases; or
• Identified as having the highest risk of incidents of
violations related to human rights.
4. Documentation
Potential information sources include the reporting
organization’s legal, compliance, and human resources
departments.
5. References
• ILO Convention 87, ‘Freedom of Association and
Protection of the Right to Organise Convention’,
1948.
• ILO Convention 98, ‘Right to Organise and
Collective Bargaining Convention’, 1949
• United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, 1948.
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights, 1966.
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• Type of operations (e.g., manufacturing plant);
or
• Countries or geographical areas with
operations considered at risk.
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